| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| recognition for an accomplishment |
accolade
|
| act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards) |
accreditation
|
| official recognition or approval |
approbation
|
| King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) |
Bruce
,
Robert I
,
Robert the Bruce
|
| American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) |
Bushnell
,
David Bushnell
,
Father of the Submarine
|
| woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition |
Cinderella
|
| nation's recognition of another's laws and institutions |
comity of nations
|
| recognition of meritorious service |
commemoration
,
memorial
,
remembrance
|
| recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours |
course credit
,
credit
|
| electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
electronic warfare-support measures
,
ESM
|
| Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) |
Gregor Mendel
,
Johann Mendel
,
Mendel
|
| silent signal of warning or recognition |
high sign
|
| official recognition of merit |
honorable mention
,
mention
|
| recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments |
honoree
|
| lack of knowledge or recognition |
incognizance
|
| badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special projects |
merit badge
|
| evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection |
negative identification
|
| (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) |
nominal damages
|
| worthy of recognition and praise |
notable
|
| enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) |
ovation
,
standing ovation
|
